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Where's Dan? (n/t) - Lindy n/t - 2/15/2002 4:14:13 PM
- I expect he will be back shortly - FrankC - 2/16/2002 3:03:13 PM

Olympic skating controversy buried under pile of gold medals - McFly - 2/15/2002 8:45:57 PM
- There should be another medal award for them. - Marcia - 2/15/2002 11:34:35 AM

The Attack on Microsoft, cont. - Tom Brosz - 2/15/2002 6:03:21 PM
- What makes the AGs think they would understand the source code if they had it? - Larry J - 2/15/2002 6:45:59 PM
  - They wouldn't. - Tom Brosz - 2/15/2002 7:10:01 PM
  - Perhaps the only thing denser than MS C code... - McFly - 2/15/2002 10:20:44 AM

Jesse Jackson Filing Suit Against ENRON - Lindy - 2/15/2002 6:58:43 PM

Despite all of the medical advances over the years... - Larry J - 2/15/2002 6:54:08 PM

Designer bowsers & meowsers - p - 2/15/2002 1:28:50 PM
- Cute names - Fox - 2/15/2002 6:14:39 PM
- Re: Designer bowsers & meowsers - Tom Brosz - 2/15/2002 4:50:57 PM
  - Not cheap. Texas A&M spent $4 million on the 'CopyCat' - Matt Burley - 2/15/2002 5:57:53 PM

Another rant... - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2002 7:18:56 PM
- Turner is an idiot - McFly - 2/13/2002 5:22:36 PM
  - Re: Turner is... - Raoul - 2/13/2002 9:18:44 AM
    - Re: Turner is... - McFly - 2/13/2002 10:51:12 AM
      - Re: Turner is... - Raoul - 2/13/2002 6:53:21 PM
        
        searching for reasons - McFly - 2/14/2002 3:39:42 PM
        
        Getting a Little Testy, McFly? - Lindy - 2/14/2002 5:38:09 PM
        
        yeah, I got a little hot under the collar, but I used some ointment and I'm ok now n/t (n/t) - McFly - 2/15/2002 3:02:17 PM
        
        Re: paying - Raoul - 2/14/2002 9:39:30 AM
    - Thanks Raoul...... - Lindy - 2/13/2002 10:08:22 AM
      - Are either of you aware... - FrankC - 2/13/2002 10:34:46 AM
        
        A note on bipolar disorder, and mental health in general - Mary Anne - 2/14/2002 3:15:16 PM
        
        mental health in general - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 5:25:21 PM
        
        Re: mental health in general - Mary Anne - 2/14/2002 8:10:19 PM
        
        Yes indeed - FrankC - 2/14/2002 5:20:12 PM
        
        Re: creative - Raoul - 2/13/2002 6:41:17 PM
- Ignore Turner, early senility from having been married to Jane (n/t) (n/t) - p - 2/12/2002 4:05:44 PM
- Re: Another rant... - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/12/2002 12:40:44 PM
- Re: Another rant... - FrankC - 2/12/2002 9:13:57 AM
  - Just for You, TOM BROSZ - Lindy - 2/12/2002 5:56:29 PM
    - Aw, ain't that cute... - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2002 7:17:30 PM
      - Scared? - Mary Anne - 2/13/2002 2:37:55 PM
        
        Re: Scared? - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2002 6:05:08 PM
        
        "Wow...home run!" - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/14/2002 8:23:26 PM
        
        On second thought.... - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/14/2002 9:34:51 AM
        
        Re: Dating one's self - Mary Anne - 2/14/2002 4:10:10 PM
        
        Re: Dating one's self - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 6:14:31 PM
        
        Jingles etc. - FrankC - 2/14/2002 6:12:01 PM
        
        Re: Dating one's self - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/14/2002 11:07:22 AM
        
        Nachos anyone? - ectoterrestrial - 2/14/2002 11:09:30 AM
    - Looks like a nice hangout for you Lindy - FrankC - 2/12/2002 6:13:28 PM
      - Shame on You! - Lindy - 2/12/2002 6:50:40 PM
        
        Perhaps... - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/12/2002 7:46:39 PM

Earth Liberation Front - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 6:24:43 PM
- agreed, the ELF is nuts - McFly - 2/15/2002 2:54:07 PM

The weekly carbon cycle. - ectoterrestrial - 2/15/2002 11:18:16 AM

Judge again lets a convicted rapist walk - p - 2/14/2002 2:11:59 PM
- He should be placed in solitary confinement or in semi-s.c. with other rapists then. - Marcia - 2/14/2002 8:21:12 PM
- Re: Almost speechless with outrage, but not quite - Mary Anne - 2/14/2002 4:34:40 PM
  - Re: Almost speechless with outrage, but not quite - p - 2/14/2002 7:53:43 PM
  - As a father of 4 daughters - FrankC - 2/14/2002 6:20:11 PM
  - Outrage - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 4:59:45 PM
    - Sovereign Immunity - Larry J - 2/14/2002 5:31:55 PM
      - Re: Sovereign Immunity...I wonder... - Mary Anne - 2/14/2002 7:30:30 PM
        
        Having dealt with a thankfully much less but still similar situation - ebnelson - 2/14/2002 8:35:53 PM
        
        Re: Sovereign Immunity...I wonder... - Larry J - 2/14/2002 7:47:13 PM
        
        Re: Sovereign Immunity...I wonder... - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 8:17:24 PM

California Senator shuts down more domestic oil exploration... - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 6:31:24 PM

Freak Mexican snowstorm kills millions of Monarch butterflies - Larry J - 2/13/2002 3:59:42 PM
- The ones on that side mostly migrate in from Californiz, I beleive - and hope. - ebnelson - 2/13/2002 4:38:49 PM
  - You don't eve like the butterflies from California??? ;.) n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 2/13/2002 11:10:58 AM
    - Not at all...sorry to have left that impression. - ebnelson - 2/14/2002 4:35:53 PM
      - Actually, the California butterflies should be fine - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 5:15:48 PM
- it's obviously mankinds fault - Justin Kelly - 2/13/2002 1:48:53 PM
  - Then shouldn't they have died of heatstroke? - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2002 2:04:51 PM
    - Oh no! its all just the changing weather patterns! - Justin Kelly - 2/14/2002 6:25:24 PM
      - El Nino and the American Election Cycle - Scott - 2/14/2002 11:24:51 AM

Government corruption, cont. (another reply to Publius) - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2002 7:09:33 PM
- It's simple!!! - Bowser - 2/14/2002 5:22:17 PM
- Re: Government corruption, cont. (another reply to Publius) - Publius - 2/13/2002 10:27:40 AM
  - Re: Government corruption, cont. - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2002 1:37:30 PM
    - Re: Government corruption, cont. - Publius - 2/14/2002 5:01:56 PM
    - Theoretical verses Practical - Larry J - 2/14/2002 3:23:31 PM
      - Re: Theoretical verses Practical - Publius - 2/14/2002 5:18:00 PM
        
        Re: Theoretical verses Practical - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 6:09:40 PM
        
        Government stopped being "us" a long time ago - Larry J - 2/14/2002 5:55:19 PM
      - Re: Theoretical verses Practical - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 5:07:35 PM
    - Tom's point - alcaray - 2/14/2002 9:39:33 AM
      - The end result - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 11:01:23 AM
        
        Re: The end result - SDG - 2/14/2002 1:03:31 PM

Interesting article. - Tom Brosz - 2/14/2002 11:10:04 AM
- It may be more likely that the American generals were worried - Matt Burley - 2/14/2002 2:59:23 PM
- Interesting article indeed. - ectoterrestrial - 2/14/2002 11:25:20 AM

Woman implicated in false licenses dies in mysterious crash - Larry J - 2/14/2002 9:24:34 AM
- Wow! - p - 2/14/2002 9:46:15 AM
  - Not in this case - Larry J - 2/14/2002 10:08:45 AM

Polls show strong support for GW Bush by college students - p - 2/11/2002 9:50:01 AM
- Re: Polls show strong support for GW Bush by college students - Publius - 2/11/2002 3:57:48 PM
- How can this be? - Tony - 2/11/2002 10:11:13 AM
  - It wasn't for lack of trying - Larry J - 2/11/2002 1:39:03 PM
  - Re: How can this be? - FrankC - 2/11/2002 1:10:53 PM
    - Got statistics? Or just anecdotal evidence gleaned from editorials? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 2/12/2002 8:54:15 PM
      - anecdotal evidence - FrankC - 2/12/2002 10:38:48 AM
        
        Re: anecdotal evidence - alcaray - 2/12/2002 11:48:45 AM
        
        Re: anecdotal evidence - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2002 12:59:36 PM
        
        Do you guys not know the difference between editorials and news? - alcaray - 2/13/2002 4:24:33 PM
        
        Okay, I must be missing something. - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2002 5:46:03 PM
        
        I guess the answer to my question was "no" since... - alcaray - 2/13/2002 6:38:40 PM
        
        Isn't that precious? - Larry J - 2/13/2002 6:50:34 PM
        
        Time for a Polemics Check? - alcaray - 2/13/2002 7:46:36 PM
        
        Damn fingers! At the same time you're demanding proof - Larry J - 2/13/2002 7:54:49 PM
        
        This has gone below the point of making sense. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 2/13/2002 8:55:57 PM
        
        I guess asking you to back up your assertions is a waste of time - Larry J - 2/13/2002 9:24:38 AM
        
        What assertions do you keep referring to? - alcaray - 2/13/2002 11:01:36 AM
        
        You were demanding (n/t) - Larry J - 2/13/2002 7:50:43 PM
        
        These events have happened over a period of years - Larry J - 2/13/2002 4:51:54 PM
  - Tony, your polite sarcasm was lost on the Repubs. - alcaray - 2/11/2002 11:00:36 AM
    - Re: Tony, your polite sarcasm was lost on the Repubs. - p - 2/11/2002 11:11:15 AM
  - I'm pleasantly surprised myself...(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/11/2002 10:49:29 AM
  - Re: How can this be? - p - 2/11/2002 10:41:31 AM

Bye Bye America - Lindy - 2/11/2002 7:13:31 PM
- Wowzers!... I thought she was going to claim flying-saucers were going to attack the US. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/12/2002 6:05:49 PM
- Go post this over at - ebnelson - 2/12/2002 2:12:43 PM
- Bye Bye America Part II - Lindy - 2/11/2002 7:17:53 PM
  - Well Gosh! - FrankC - 2/12/2002 8:28:08 PM
    - Oh Frank..congrats! - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/12/2002 9:07:22 AM
      - A ripoff... - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2002 5:06:05 PM
        
        Re: A ripoff... - ectoterrestrial - 2/12/2002 11:45:06 AM
        
        Re: A ripoff... - SDG - 2/12/2002 10:51:25 AM
        
        Re: A ripoff... - ectoterrestrial - 2/12/2002 11:46:56 AM
      - My armband and decoder ring is real handy here in Texas - ebnelson - 2/12/2002 2:17:17 PM
        
        Yep...living in the southwest is like living in Valhalla! (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/13/2002 8:04:28 PM
      - Secret Codes - Lindy - 2/12/2002 10:16:43 AM
  - Re: Bye Bye Sanity - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2002 5:37:17 PM
    - Trends - Lindy - 2/12/2002 7:40:10 PM
      - Re: Trends - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2002 10:56:02 AM
    - Re: Bye Bye Sanity - Lindy - 2/12/2002 6:59:43 PM
      - Which is it? - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2002 7:52:14 PM
    - A TV show for leftist conspiracy theorists? Done! ...Chris Carter; producer. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/12/2002 6:11:31 PM
      - It's all fun and games till you mess with the X-files. - ectoterrestrial - 2/12/2002 11:50:08 AM
        
        X files sucks (n/t) - p - 2/12/2002 4:07:01 PM
        
        Ask Keith ... - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/12/2002 7:08:52 PM
        
        really?? - McFly - 2/13/2002 5:45:14 PM
        
        X Files Overdose - Lindy - 2/12/2002 7:47:55 PM
        
        Re: X Files Overdose - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/12/2002 7:56:24 PM
        
        No, your mother does.... :) (n/t) - ectoterrestrial - 2/12/2002 4:12:06 PM
        
        Re: No, your mother does.... :) - p - 2/13/2002 2:01:44 PM
        
        Re: No, your mother does.... :) - ectoterrestrial - 2/13/2002 9:46:01 AM
        
        Re: No, your mother does.... :) - p - 2/13/2002 10:10:01 AM
    - Re: Bye Bye Sanity - Publius - 2/12/2002 6:08:09 PM
  - symmetrical wackyness - ectoterrestrial - 2/12/2002 3:16:52 PM
    - Re: symmetrical wackyness - Publius - 2/12/2002 5:09:09 PM
      - Re: symmetrical wackyness - ectoterrestrial - 2/12/2002 5:32:03 PM
        
        Re: symmetrical wackyness - Publius - 2/12/2002 8:07:23 PM
        
        Re: symmetrical wackyness - ecto the prompt - 2/12/2002 4:08:21 PM
        
        Dystopias - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2002 8:50:03 PM
        
        Re: Dystopias - ectoterrestrial - 2/13/2002 11:22:01 AM
  - Why is it continually surprising that complete and utter dolts find themselves? - ebnelson - 2/12/2002 2:15:43 PM

Sub Committee Hearings on ENRON - Lindy - 2/13/2002 3:12:23 PM
- The hearings are a farse - Larry J - 2/13/2002 3:25:04 PM
  - Re: The hearings are a farse - Lindy - 2/13/2002 7:29:02 PM
    - What did Enron get for it's money? - Larry J - 2/13/2002 7:49:32 PM
      - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil - Lindy - 2/13/2002 8:21:12 PM

We've Got Ourselves an ENRON Government - Lindy - 2/9/2002 10:49:07 AM
- ENRON's Big Dogs - Lindy - 2/11/2002 6:30:05 PM
- We've Got Ourselves an Oppressive Government - Tom Brosz - 2/9/2002 5:07:55 PM
  - Re: We've Got Ourselves an Oppressive Government - Publius - 2/12/2002 7:40:48 PM
    - Oppressive Government - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2002 3:48:32 PM
  - Remember HUAC? - Fox - 2/9/2002 6:47:08 PM
    - but we've always had "5th Amendment Crooks" (n/t) - Splinx - 2/10/2002 6:15:43 PM
      - Fifth Ammendment Crooks - Lindy - 2/10/2002 6:29:45 PM
        
        Where were you when Janet Reno was in charge? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/11/2002 4:38:27 PM
      - "Whatever ENRON Did Wrong....... - It Spent a Lot of Money Doing It" - 2/10/2002 6:27:43 PM
    - Fortunately, I think the hunt will not become a witch hunt. - ebnelson - 2/10/2002 10:41:45 AM
      - I think you're right, ed - Fox - 2/10/2002 4:46:52 PM
- Fritz Hollings - FrankC - 2/9/2002 11:34:06 AM

I think we have maybe 90 days before the Afghans turn against us. - ebnelson - 2/11/2002 3:23:36 PM
- We need better people - Splinx - 2/11/2002 4:46:41 PM
  - Whom do we believe? - Larry J - 2/11/2002 4:53:29 PM
    - Informants - Splinx - 2/11/2002 5:16:06 PM
      - Before passing judgement, ... - Larry J - 2/11/2002 5:48:12 PM
      - One other thing... - Larry J - 2/11/2002 10:57:58 AM
        
        Re: One other thing... - Splinx - 2/11/2002 12:23:29 PM
        
        But that's not what you said... - Larry J - 2/11/2002 1:42:38 PM
        
        You're right - Splinx - 2/11/2002 5:14:38 PM
        
        Contrary to what they show in the movies... - Larry J - 2/12/2002 2:31:56 PM
        
        3 strikes and you're out - Splinx - 2/12/2002 5:12:36 PM
        
        Re: 3 strikes and you're out - Larry J - 2/12/2002 6:15:11 PM

Why the NYT is no longer credible. - ebnelson - 2/11/2002 5:28:03 PM
- ENRON bites - FrankC - 2/12/2002 9:25:40 AM

A talktive Al Qaeda member - Raoul - 2/11/2002 7:51:01 PM
- I wonder if Walker was one of the poeple he met a t summer camp? (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/11/2002 9:49:08 AM
- I wonder if Walker was one of the poeple he met a t summer camp? (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/11/2002 9:49:06 AM

Paperless voting debuts in county... Palm Beach County. - Marcia - 2/10/2002 7:42:07 PM
- Way better than the "voteless voting" which debuted there earlier - E.P. Grondine - 2/11/2002 5:27:23 PM
  - For the presidency, there was plenty of 'voteless voting' (determined to be re-re-re-counted as actual votes). nt (n/t) - Marcia - 2/11/2002 6:06:51 PM
    - More like un-un-un-counted actual votes - E.P. Grondine - 2/11/2002 2:42:08 PM
- Re: Paperless voting debuts in Palm Beach County. - Tom Brosz - 2/10/2002 1:05:57 PM

Score: Denver Man: 0, Snake 1 - Larry J - 2/11/2002 10:49:04 AM
- Hmmm... - RobVG - 2/11/2002 11:22:57 AM
  - Not Hmmm. Mmmmm! - ectoterrestrial - 2/11/2002 4:26:16 PM

FBI Terror Alert -- immediate - Splinx - 2/11/2002 3:48:54 PM

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